®Planning appeal decision
39 Churchfield Street, Dudley, DY2 8QR
the conversion of existing building to 3 x residential flats, atrium extension and new 3 storey block of flats
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the host building, a locally listed building and the area
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants of the proposed dwellings with particular reference to outdoor open space
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of 37 Churchfield Street with particular regard to overlooking
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The significant harms to the character and appearance of the locally listed building and area, inadequate outdoor open space for future occupants, and unacceptable highway safety implications significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing provision and building re-use.
The benefits of housing provision and securing the beneficial re-use of the locally listed building attracted moderate to significant weight, but were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harms to character and appearance, living conditions of future occupants, and highway safety.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CSP4, Policy ENV2, Policy S8, Policy S11, Policy S12, Policy HOU2, Policy L1, Policy S1, Policy S6, Policy S17, Policy TRAN2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.